The story
- Arabic · borrowed fromسَلَام“peace”
- English todaysalaam
From Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Doublet of shalom, a borrowing from Hebrew.
Words from the same roots
Arabicسَلَام all →
selamlik
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
salaam
Today it means: A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims. Full definition →
Arabic سَلَام